The Omaheke Regional Council has been operating without a substantive chief regional officer for over two years following the suspension of Maria Vaendwanawa in December 2019.
Author: Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (Kuzeeko Tjitemisa )
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City suspends executive over bribery claims
The City of Windhoek has suspended its information and communication technology strategic executive following bribery allegations. Acting CEO O’Brien Hekandjo yesterday indefinitely suspended Reckliff Kandjiriomuini following allegations that he offered a N$5 million bribe to a city councillor to support the 5G project. Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius claimed...
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Retailer resumes plan to slash 229 jobs
Pick n Pay Namibia yesterday announced it has retrenched 229 employees, citing unfavourable trading conditions. Pick n Pay had put the redundancy plan on ice in June after entering into negotiations with the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau). In a memo on Tuesday, Pick n Pay Namibia managing director Graeme Mouton informed employees...
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LPM, Nudo slam Ngavirue genocide talks
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) yesterday criticised the ongoing genocide negotiations between Namibia and the German government, asking for the inclusion of people in the diaspora, especially those in Botswana and South Africa. Their criticism follows Monday’s update by Namibia special envoy on genocide Zed Ngavirue to President Hage...
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On the spot with Kuzeeko Tjitemisa – Omaheke attempts to rise from the ashes
New Era’s Kuzeeko Tjitemisa this week caught up with Omaheke governor Pio Nganate to discuss issues affecting the region’s inhabitants and how he intends to deal with some of these challenges. KT: It is almost five months now since you were appointed governor of the Omaheke region. How are you finding your new role? PN:...
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Nudo youth implored to grab leadership opportunities
Acting Nudo youth league’s secretary Veparura Kandirikirira has urged young members in the party to step to the challenge by contesting for positions within the party to enable them to contest as councillors in upcoming elections. He said this while briefing the media on the outcome of the party’s youth league national executive committee meeting held...
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LPM picks young activist for Khorixas contest
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has picked a 24-year-old activist as the sole party candidate for the Khorixas constituency in the upcoming regional council elections set for November. In an interview with New Era yesterday, Mckay Losper said the reason he decided to stand as a constituency councillor is because the youth are faced with...
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Let’s meet at the ballot … Itula tells Swapo game plan would be different
The newly launched Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Dr Panduleni Itula has told the ruling party leadership to be prepared to meet him and his party at the ballot box, saying this time around the game plan would be different. Itula, who contested last year’s presidential election as an independent candidate, made the remarks...
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Livestock theft strips Omaheke economy of millions
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate on Tuesday assured the local farming community the Namibian Police have heard their cries and measures have been put in place to address the high prevalence of livestock theft in the region. In his maiden state of the region address at Gobabis, Nganate revealed Omaheke has lost livestock to the value...
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Resettlement bribery scam unearthed
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, has cautioned the landless to be aware of a scam, where those seeking resettlement are being asked bribes to be allocated resettlement farms. “We have been made aware of corrupt and fraudulent schemes through which citizens are made to pay sums of money for facilitation of...